Improvement in trunk-corner clamps



J. W. C. HASKELL.

TRUNK CORNER CLAMPS. No. 179.113. Patented June-27, 1876.

W TW'E SES 627W, By -w UNITED STATES PATENT Qrrron JOHN w. c. HASKELL,or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRUNK-CORNER CLAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,113, dated June 27,1876; application filed To all whom it may concern:

KELL, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and.

State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Trunk-Corner and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is aperspective view ot'a trunk, showing the application of my improvedcorners. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the corner employed upon a fiat-toptrunk; and Fig. 3 is a similar view of a corner constructed to fit thebottomor lower corners of the trunk.

Similar letters of reference in the accompanying drawings denote thesame parts.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved metalliccorner-piece for general use upon trunks of all descriptions tostrengthen their corners, and protect them from injury duringtransportation and its attendant rough usages. To this end the inventionconsists, first, in constructing the corner of cast metal, with threewings, one to fit against the end, one against thesidc, and the other tofit over the top or bottom, of a trunk.

In-the accompanying drawings, A is the corner-piece, cast with twolateral wings, B B, at right angles to each other, and a third wing, C,projecting from one edge inward between the two side wings. The centerof the corner-piece is made much thicker than either of the wings, androunded upon the outside, so as to project laterally beyond the plane ofthe side wings, and vertically beyond the plane of the third wing, so asto form a strong protection to three sides of the trunk, as well as tothe wings themselves. The corner and wings are all cast in one piece,from iron, brass, or other proper metal; but for general use I prefer toemploy iron suitably tinned over for the purpose.

In Fig. 1 the central wing O is arranged at the upper edge of the cornerin an inclined position, to fit upon the upper surface of a round-toptrunk, as shown, the side wings B B being secured to the front and end.

In Fig. 2 the third wing is arranged at the lower edge of the corner, atright angles to the side wings, so as to fit against the bottom of atrunk, while the side wings lie i gainst the end and front, as shownalso in July 2, 1875. p I

In Fig. 3 the corner is shown adapted to 2 flat-top trunk, the severalwings being [hi same in-arrangement as those shown in Fig 2, with theexception of the side wings, whicl are made somewhat shorter, as shown.

The several wings are provided with t1 necessary holes for the passageof screws, by which the corners are securedv to the trunk two screwsbeing preferably employed for th( end of each wing.

The corner-pieces, constructed as above de scribed, protect the cornersof the trunk tron injury by contact with other objects, the thret wingsacting as strengthening-braces to pre vent three sides of the trunk atthe corner from becoming loosened or weakened, and from becoming twistedor racked by a violent blow.

I am aware that trunk-corners have heretot'ore been constructed with twoside wings but they do not afford protection to the top or bottom of thetrunk at the corner, nor assistin securingthetop and bottom piecespositively to the side and end pieces. On the contrary the edge lyingbetween the two wings forms a projection which is liable to catchagainst other objects and tear the corner-piece from the trunk.

By my improvement these objections are overcome, because the three wingsof the corner-piece are secured to the top and bottom pieces, and theside and end pieces of the trunk holding such parts firmly together, andpreventing any one of them from springing away from the others, or frombecoming loosened, so as to open the joints of the trunk.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- As an improvedarticle of manufacture, the cast-metal trunk-corner, consisting of thecorner A, thetwo side wings B B, at right angles to each other, and theintermediate wing O, at right angles, or nearly so, to the side wings,the part A being made thicker than the wings, and rounded upon its outersurface, so as to project laterally and vertically beyond the plane ofthe wings for the purpose of protecting them and three sides of thetrunk, substantially as described.

JOHN w. o. HAsKELL.

Witnesses:

THOMAS C. MA'ILAOK, .GRANGLE MOMULLEN.

